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The 2025 Kentucky Derby is one week away, and bookmakers have released early odds for this year’s race.
Journalism has been considered a top contender coming into the first leg of the Triple Crown, especially after winning the Santa Anita Derby. However, the three-year-old’s final workout was postponed Saturday, raising some eyebrows around the paddock.
Trainer Bob Baffert makes his return after a three-year suspension after a horse he trained, Medina Spirit, was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. Baffert’s horses in this year’s Run for the Roses are Citizen Bull and Rodriguez.
Here are the early odds for the Kentucky Derby, including the favorites to win the first race in the 2025 Triple Crown:
Kentucky Derby: Meet the horses in 2025 Run for the Roses
Kentucky Derby odds: Early betting favorites, post draw
Here are the odds for the 2025 Kentucky Derby from the Louisville Courier-Journal, listed in order of post position.
- Gate 1: Citizen Bull – 20-1
- Gate 2: Neoequos – 30-1
- Gate 3: Final Gambit – 30-1
- Gate 4: Rodriguez – 12-1
- Gate 5: American Promise – 30-1
- Gate 6: Admire Daytona – 30-1
- Gate 7: Luxor Cafe – 15-1
- Gate 8: Journalism – 3-1
- Gate 9: Burnham Square – 12-1
- Gate 10: Grande – 20-1
- Gate 11: Flying Mohawk – 30-1
- Gate 12: East Avenue – 20-1
- Gate 13: Publisher – 20-1
- Gate 14: Tiztastic – 20-1
- Gate 15: Render Judgment – 30-1
- Gate 16: Coal Battle – 30-1
- Gate 17: Sandman – 6-1
- Gate 18: Sovereignty – 5-1
- Gate 19: Chunk of Gold – 30-1
- Gate 20: Owen Almighty – 30-1
Kentucky Derby 2025: TV, streaming and where to watch
- When: Saturday, May 3
- Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
- Where: Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Cable TV: NBC, USA Network
- Streaming: Fubo, Peacock
Watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Fubo
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